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usedtobedemgurl

(1,971 posts)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:36 AM 5 hrs ago

I do not understand an attraction to children.

I cringe to see a 50 year old naked, if they shaved off their hair. Because anything that looks young just does not attract me. I do not understand this attraction to kids. Why is a 45, 55 or even 65 year old man interested in an 8 year old child for? Is the adult truly interested in hearing about the child's day? They are not going to talk about the stock exchange.

In my day, if any older man took an interest in me, my mom would be disgusted. It is hard for me to fathom the interest in children by such a large swath of rich and powerful men. What are these men lacking? How damaged are they? They could go to a bar and find a fully formed adult, or maybe a brothel, but they want barely formed human beings. I just do not understand.

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I do not understand an attraction to children. (Original Post) usedtobedemgurl 5 hrs ago OP
Most people don't understand it. It's just something maga like to call the people they hate. Walleye 5 hrs ago #1
MAGA is completely infected with people who self hate. They hate the kids they BComplex 4 hrs ago #7
It's an addiction to hate and anger. Which are easier than trying to understand things. Walleye 4 hrs ago #9
It's about power over someone, the weaker the better. Some feel it's their god-given right travelingthrulife 5 hrs ago #2
I used to think these older men were just sick in the head Diamond_Dog 5 hrs ago #3
It's like rape Abstractartist 5 hrs ago #4
I think also Diamond_Dog 2 hrs ago #14
They get to hurt young women with sex - think it makes them look /feel virile because they have only hate in them. lark 5 hrs ago #5
I'm a 78 year old male and I don't understand either. OLDMDDEM 4 hrs ago #6
I'm thinking it may be because children won't say "no" as often Wednesdays 4 hrs ago #8
Republicans, the wealthy and other nazis attack the weak and powerless. usonian 3 hrs ago #10
The physical pain for these young girls must be horrific. Most girls that young... 3catwoman3 3 hrs ago #11
The more forbidding the fruit, the better it tastes multigraincracker 3 hrs ago #12
Here: PCIntern 3 hrs ago #13
It's attraction....like a hunter to prey purr-rat beauty 2 hrs ago #15
Tons of boys and girls have been molested by family BigmanPigman 34 min ago #16
There are different sorts of pathologies at play (ugh need a better word) Coventina 24 min ago #17

Walleye

(44,306 posts)
1. Most people don't understand it. It's just something maga like to call the people they hate.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:37 AM
5 hrs ago

BComplex

(9,833 posts)
7. MAGA is completely infected with people who self hate. They hate the kids they
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:19 AM
4 hrs ago

used to be were so powerless. They hate themselves....they want power over those who are now as powerless as they feel.

There's a little bit of psychopath in every MAGA.

Walleye

(44,306 posts)
9. It's an addiction to hate and anger. Which are easier than trying to understand things.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:28 AM
4 hrs ago

travelingthrulife

(4,971 posts)
2. It's about power over someone, the weaker the better. Some feel it's their god-given right
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:39 AM
5 hrs ago

as men to screw any woman or child.

It is also forbidden fruit and the appeal is violating that as well.

Diamond_Dog

(40,222 posts)
3. I used to think these older men were just sick in the head
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:40 AM
5 hrs ago

But gosh it sure seems like there’s an inordinate number of them, and it’s nothing new.

I got cat-called when I was 10, 11, 12 by creepy older men driving by as I walked down my street or if my mother sent me into a store. I always felt so disgusted.

Abstractartist

(435 posts)
4. It's like rape
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 09:46 AM
5 hrs ago

Unfortunately children are used by predators because it’s a control and intimidation factor. It’s like rape. Rape is not a sexual act, it’s a domination and intimidation.

Diamond_Dog

(40,222 posts)
14. I think also
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:12 PM
2 hrs ago

They hate women and it feels so satisfying to humiliate and overpower a woman. A child, it’s all about having power over the weak.

lark

(26,017 posts)
5. They get to hurt young women with sex - think it makes them look /feel virile because they have only hate in them.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:00 AM
5 hrs ago

The control and the pain is a big part of it - I'd guess.

Wednesdays

(22,166 posts)
8. I'm thinking it may be because children won't say "no" as often
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 10:27 AM
4 hrs ago

And they won't/can't fight back.

usonian

(24,405 posts)
10. Republicans, the wealthy and other nazis attack the weak and powerless.
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:21 AM
3 hrs ago

Read your fascist playbook.
Immigrants, children, people of color, minority, "minority religion", women, LBGTQ+, the aged and infirm.

These monsters are weak, and play strong. It cuts across gender.




Stop fascism before we all wear triangles.



Real strong people protect the weak.

3catwoman3

(29,100 posts)
11. The physical pain for these young girls must be horrific. Most girls that young...
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:27 AM
3 hrs ago

...don't use tampons when they first start menstruating, so they've never had anything inserting into their vaginas. Obviously, tampons are a lot smaller than an adult erect penis. How does one ever recover from the agony of this?

This should never, EVER be called "having sex with...".

multigraincracker

(37,294 posts)
12. The more forbidding the fruit, the better it tastes
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:36 AM
3 hrs ago

I can see nothing more forbidding
The ultra rich and powerful have just reached that point. My fear is what next.

PCIntern

(28,158 posts)
13. Here:
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 11:44 AM
3 hrs ago
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page?wprov=sfti1

As I have posted on several occasions, my secondary private school, a boarding and day school located in Bucks County, PA, was a haven for these folks. I am the moderator of a FB group which deals with the survivors: the reason I was chosen was that I was not a victim, but for a variety of reasons, was familiar with the faculty and staff during one particularly bad era, and have some clinical training. These individuals gravitate towards schools for the same reason that Willie Sutton, when asked why he robbed banks, replied that “That’s where the money is.”, that that’s where the kids are.

I have stories that would turn your stomachs.

purr-rat beauty

(1,155 posts)
15. It's attraction....like a hunter to prey
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 12:30 PM
2 hrs ago

They may want "good looking" or "developed" victims but make no mistake, this arousal isn't sexual, it's sociopathic, it borders on the traits of hypersexuality mixed with malignant narcissism. They need to consume and cannot be satiated....money, resources, lives, bodies.

It's more so children rather than adults because children can be deeply exploited, manipulated, and silenced.

It's cult thinking that children are pure, they have something to take, adults are spent and have a greater likelihood to speak out or even fight back.

It was or God forbid is still the hunt for the easy prey, just like ICE going for soft targets rather than bad hombres. They are not attracted to the child but to the taboo and ease they can harm their victims with impunity.

It's fucking vile and why Mar A Lago isn't burnt to the ground by now is beyond me.

BigmanPigman

(54,926 posts)
16. Tons of boys and girls have been molested by family
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:27 PM
34 min ago

member or people particularly close to a family and are trusted. It's more common than you think.

Coventina

(29,508 posts)
17. There are different sorts of pathologies at play (ugh need a better word)
Tue Feb 24, 2026, 02:37 PM
24 min ago

It's complicated, and mental illness is involved.

Not that I'm excusing ANY OF IT, because if you ARE sick that way, there is no excuse for not getting help before you act.

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